It will come as little consolation to the families and friends of those who drowned off Phuket\'s beaches in recent weeks, but lifeguards are finally in place on 12 of the the island\'s more popular beaches and new signs have been erected alerting tourists to the dangers of swimming during the monsoon season.

Giant Crab Found: Another rare sea creature which although edible is being protected was a 20 by 35 centimetre Green crab was found by a local fisherman at Koh Sireh on the east side of Phuket island on Saturday.